I honestly feel that if he were replaced, it would make no difference either way...what so ever. Hell when he used to go down and that undrafted free agent (what was his name?) would come in...wasn't much of a difference. If only we could take his 40 million dollar contract and spend it elsewhere...

The Pats have 3 guys that are arguably best suited to be an ILB (Mayo, Spikes, and Hightower). They are weak at OLB. Of course you tend to look better when the front 3-4 are sealing gaps and taking on blockers. Tedy Bruschi was a big benificary of the D line in front of him.

Bruschi had 30.5 career sacks, Mayo has 7.5 through 5 years. Bruschi had 12 career interceptions Mayo has 3. Bruschi 11 career forced fumbles Mayo has 8 already. Mayo has 17 pass defenced Bruschi had 31. Bruschi had 735 career tackle, Mayo through 5 years has 648. Now the value of Bruschi is better as a 3rd round draft pick but do you want every MLB taken in the first round to be a Ray Lewis or a Patrick Willis? He's a good solid player who could still improve throughout his career and BB took him to run the D. I heard a pundit on NFL network say a head coach would be willing to give up a bit of ability so if he's getting a leader as well. Stop being so romantic about the past man, if Mayo sucks Bruschi sucked too

Bruschi had 30.5 career sacks, Mayo has 7.5 through 5 years. Bruschi had 12 career interceptions Mayo has 3. Bruschi 11 career forced fumbles Mayo has 8 already. Mayo has 17 pass defenced Bruschi had 31. Bruschi had 735 career tackle, Mayo through 5 years has 648. Now the value of Bruschi is better as a 3rd round draft pick but do you want every MLB taken in the first round to be a Ray Lewis or a Patrick Willis? He's a good solid player who could still improve throughout his career and BB took him to run the D. I heard a pundit on NFL network say a head coach would be willing to give up a bit of ability so if he's getting a leader as well. Stop being so romantic about the past man, if Mayo sucks Bruschi sucked too

1 + 1 does not = 11

Bruschi was great and a play maker. Fins game in the snow says it all. Greatest Int ever. Name one Mayo moment???

I honestly feel that if he were replaced, it would make no difference either way...what so ever. Hell when he used to go down and that undrafted free agent (what was his name?) would come in...wasn't much of a difference. If only we could take his 40 million dollar contract and spend it elsewhere...

Funny thing is, Rusty would be calling him a bust if he played for the Jets.

Bruschi had 30.5 career sacks, Mayo has 7.5 through 5 years. Bruschi had 12 career interceptions Mayo has 3. Bruschi 11 career forced fumbles Mayo has 8 already. Mayo has 17 pass defenced Bruschi had 31. Bruschi had 735 career tackle, Mayo through 5 years has 648. Now the value of Bruschi is better as a 3rd round draft pick but do you want every MLB taken in the first round to be a Ray Lewis or a Patrick Willis? He's a good solid player who could still improve throughout his career and BB took him to run the D. I heard a pundit on NFL network say a head coach would be willing to give up a bit of ability so if he's getting a leader as well. Stop being so romantic about the past man, if Mayo sucks Bruschi sucked too

1 + 1 does not = 11

Bruschi was great and a play maker. Fins game in the snow says it all. Greatest Int ever. Name one Mayo moment??

Personally I think he is solid (not spetacular) on the inside, but with Wilfork in front of him, who wouldn't be? On the outside playing in more space I think he struggles - I watch him miss tackles out there and get blocked by god damn third string tight ends out there. It's not what 40 million dollar linebackers are suppossed to do. They don't send him on blitzes because after 5 years he's proven that he isn't a good pass rusher. He has also proven that he can't cover no matter where they put him. That tackle at the goal line on Rice would of been tough to make for a great linebacker, when I saw it was Mayo trying to make it I knew it wouldn't be made.

This guy is fantastic at making tackles ten yards down the field when the guy running with the ball is being chased by 80% of our defense...put him one on one or with a blocker that he needs to shed in front of him and it's nothing special. He's nothing special - yet his contract is - and it's not helping things. It was the same last year, the year before, the year before, the year before...it'll be the same next year too. Average.